"We have an obligation and a responsibility to be investing in our students and our schools."
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"In a world of complex threats, our security and leadership depends on all elements of our power - including strong and principled diplomacy."
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"Those who threaten Israel threaten us. Israel has always faced these threats on the frontlines. And I will bring to the White House an unshakable commitment to Israel's security. That starts with insuring Israel's qualitative military advantage. I will insure that Israel can defend itself from any threat - from Gaza to Tehran."
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"You Can't Rest on Your Laurels. Your Own Body of Work Is Yet to Come."
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"I am convinced that whenever we exaggerate or demonize, oversimplify or overstate our case, we lose. Whenever we dumb down the political debate, we lose. For it's precisely the pursuit of ideological purity, the rigid orthodoxy and the sheer predictability of our current political debate, that keeps us from finding new ways to meet the challenges we face."
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"We think of faith as a source of comfort and understanding but find our expressions of faith sowing division; we believe ourselves to be a tolerant people even as racial, religious, and cultural tensions roil the landscape. And instead of resolving these tensions or mediating these conflicts, our politics fans them, exploits them,and drives us further apart."
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"There is probably a perverse pride in my administration... that we were going to do the right thing, even if short-term it was unpopular. And I think anybody who's occupied this office has to remember that success is determined by an intersection in policy and politics and that you can't be neglecting of marketing and P.R. and public opinion."
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"The theater is necessary. Dance is necessary. Song is necessary. The arts are necessary- they are a necessary part of our lives"
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"Empowering women isn’t just the right thing to do - it’s the smart thing to do."
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"It betrays a poverty of ambition if all you think about is what goods you can buy instead of what good you can do."
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"I don't oppose all wars. What I am opposed to is a dumb war. What I am opposed to is a rash war."
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"No challenge poses a greater threat to future generations than climate change."
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"Weapons of war have no place on our streets."
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"We can still see God in other people and do our best to help them find their own grace. So that’s what I strive to do and pray to do every day."
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"With the changing economy, no one has lifetime employment. But community colleges provide lifetime employability."
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"The shift to a cleaner energy economy wont happen overnight, and it will require tough choices along the way. But the debate is settled. Climate change is a fact."
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"Americans... still believe in an America where anything's possible - they just don't think their leaders do."
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"And I will do everything that I can as long as I am President of the United States to remind the American people that we are one nation under God, and we may call that God different names but we remain one nation."
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"Scripture tells us that we shall not oppress a stranger, for we know the heart of a stranger. We were strangers once, too."
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"That is our generation’s task - to make these words, these rights, these values of life and liberty and the pursuit of happiness real for every American."
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